MULBERRY, Fla. — A woman died after Polk County deputies say she tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone and hit a semi-truck head-on.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said the crash happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday on Hwy. 640 near Watson Rd. southeast of Mulberry, according to a local media source, FOX 13.
According to PCSO, a 36-year-old Ft. Meade woman driving a GMC Terrain was driving aggressively, passing others and speeding through a flashing red signal before trying to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone.
The SUV then hit an oncoming semi-truck, according to deputies, killing the woman at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
This is an on-going investigation and no additional information is available at this time.
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